I used to read books like Lord of the Rings or watch movies like Star Wars and think the villains were unbelievable. And of course, now watching the tech oligarchs (who could not spend all their money if they tried) destroy civilization for power, I’m like, guess I was wrong. People are that awful.

Here’s a fun little history lesson: Obama inherited a baby ICE, then went all in, 300% budget boost, built a nationwide detention center network, and expanded Bush’s "secure communities" program from 14 counties to all 3,181 jurisdictions.

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I’m new here. Am I allowed to say…?

The fires burning in Palestine and Los Angeles today are symptoms of the same disease: a system that values conquest over conservation, profit over people, and expansion over existence.

https://mondoweiss.net/2025/01/the-flames-that-connect-us-all/

#Palestine #Israel

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More of this please